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Forward quandary for Bulls Super League

7th January 2013

Bradford Bulls are on the lookout for another forward after new signing Ben Evans was ruled out for the first three months of the season with a hip injury.

The 20-year-old Wales prop, who joined the Bulls on a season-long loan from Warrington Wolves, has undergone surgery to remove a piece of bone from the top of his femur.

Evans also had a tear to his hip cartilage repaired and the procedure has been hailed as a success, although he will be sidelined for the next 16 weeks.

Coach Francis Cummins is now hoping to bring in a short-term replacement, saying: “It’s disappointing for Ben and for the club because we had high hopes for him this season.

“However, it’s a problem that needed putting right and he had quite a big operation. The good news is that it went really well and we have to rehab him now.

“Hopefully in a few months’ time we’ll get Ben back, but in the meantime we may have to look at bringing in players on month-to-month loan deals.”

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Forward quandary for Bulls Super League